NTPC India to be official partner for Hero Hockey World League final 2015

New Delhi, 21st November 2015: Hockey India, the apex organisation governing field hockey in India, today announced NTPC Limited, the largest power utility of the country as an Official Partner for the Hero Hockey World League Final 2015. The Hero Hockey World League Final will be played at the newly inaugurated Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel International Hockey Stadium, Raipur, India from the 27th November- 6th December 2015.

NTPC’s partnership is the third significant signing by Hockey India for the Hero Hockey World League Final this year after securing National Mineral Development Corporation as the Principal Partner and South Eastern Coalfields Limited as the first Official Partner for the year’s biggest international hockey event in the world.

This year the Indian men’s team along with Argentina, Great Britain, Canada, Belgium, Australia, Germany and Netherlands will vie for top honours at the year’s biggest global field hockey event. The Indian men’s team, who have recently jumped two places in their world rankings to the sixth place thanks to their impressive performance at the recently concluded test series against New Zealand is expected to begin their campaign on a high.

“We welcome NTPC to the Hockey India family. NTPC Limited is India's largest power company and its coming on board only ensures that the sport still enjoys enough interest in the corporate and public domain in India. With NMDC as the principal partner and SECL and NTPC as official partners, I am confident that Raipur in the future will become an important destination for national and international hockey in India. I would also like to wish luck to the participating teams and hope to see some quality hockey on the field,” said Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad, Secretary General, Hockey India.

The Indian team begins its campaign against Argentina on the Friday 27 November 2015 in their first match of the Hero Hockey World Final 2015.